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whatever happened to jimmy hoffa? the mess tri of the former teamster boss' disappearance may soon be solved. as mark barger reports, investigators spent the day digging for new evidence that could solve this cold case. >> reporter: one of the coldest of cold cases brought a commotion to patricia's house near detroit today. >> i was told a dead body might be buried in my backyard. >> reporter: not just any body, but that of jimmy hoffa, one-time boss of the teamsters, america's biggest union. he disappeared without a trace more than 37 years ago. a decade before patricia bought her home. >> he is the best-known dead body that they've been looking for for years. >> reporter: hoffa's connections to organized crime had spurred numerous theories about his disappearance in july of 1975. earlier this year, an informant told hoffa wars author he saw a body being buried at this suburban home around the time hoffa vanished. >> he's adamant about his beliefs hoffa is buried at this location. >> reporter: he pointed the informan
whatever happened to jimmy hoffa? the mess tri of the former teamster boss' disappearance may soon be solved. as mark barger reports, investigators spent the day digging for new evidence that could solve this cold case. >> reporter: one of the coldest of cold cases brought a commotion to patricia's house near detroit today. >> i was told a dead body might be buried in my backyard. >> reporter: not just any body, but that of jimmy hoffa, one-time boss of the teamsters,...
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>> we have never advocate that had this is jimmy hoffa's resting place. we're strictly investigating this as a cold case homicide, and that has been our focus since the beginning. if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig this driveway up. >> 37 years on still looking for jimmy hoffa. once again to savannah. >> harmony and peace have been restored to the nfl followed by a week of drama over the replacement officials. the regular referees were back on the field last night to the delight of players and fans. stephanie gosk is at m & t stadium in baltimore this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. standee ovations at this stadium are reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens, the fans crazy about their team, but last night other pros took to the field that th
>> we have never advocate that had this is jimmy hoffa's resting place. we're strictly investigating this as a cold case homicide, and that has been our focus since the beginning. if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig...
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in jimmy hoffa's death. "the hoffa family does not respond every time a tip is received by authorities. they will have no comment until there is a reason to comment." >> now remember i told you that some fbi agents are convinced jimmy hoffa's body will never ever be found. they are convinced he is dead and his body was disposed of thoroughly. earlier on cnn, we talked with an fbi agent who worked for years on the jimmy hoffa case. fredricka whitfield asked him if all the digging and searching was a big waste of time and money. >> well, i think it is. i mean, the fbi has spent a lot of time. the last entry into the area was a tip on the farm in milford that was owned by a former organized crime steamster official. that turned up nothing -- teamster official. that turned up nothing. this has cost several hundreds of thousands of dollars. it led to where i always thought it would lead, that is nobefono. >> do you feel like police jurisdictions will always be on a wild goose chase, if you call it that, because i
in jimmy hoffa's death. "the hoffa family does not respond every time a tip is received by authorities. they will have no comment until there is a reason to comment." >> now remember i told you that some fbi agents are convinced jimmy hoffa's body will never ever be found. they are convinced he is dead and his body was disposed of thoroughly. earlier on cnn, we talked with an fbi agent who worked for years on the jimmy hoffa case. fredricka whitfield asked him if all the digging...
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. >>> it's been almost 40 years since jimmy hoffa went missing. the fbi is heading to eastern michigan on a tip that his body could be buried in the backyard there. a man succeays he saw other many a body just hours after hoffa went missing in 1975. he was seen meeting with two suspected mafia members. police say they are taking this tip seriously but do not expect to actually find hoffa's body. >> we believe he's credible enough that he believes what he saw, that something took place that day out of the ordinary. we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the timeline doesn't exactly add up to be mr. hoffa. >> there are many conspiracy theories on where hoffa is actually buries. some rumors include him being underneath giants stadium in new jersey or even on the grounds of the white house. >>> this morning we're getting video of a dramatic explosion in washington state. a truck burst into flames while it was laying down adhesive for lane markers. it was carrying a large propane tank. flames shoot out of all side of the
. >>> it's been almost 40 years since jimmy hoffa went missing. the fbi is heading to eastern michigan on a tip that his body could be buried in the backyard there. a man succeays he saw other many a body just hours after hoffa went missing in 1975. he was seen meeting with two suspected mafia members. police say they are taking this tip seriously but do not expect to actually find hoffa's body. >> we believe he's credible enough that he believes what he saw, that something took...
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. >> could a new lead show where jimmy hoffa is buried? >> this is the beltway and belair road. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:09. 73 degrees downtown. there are some clouds in the sky. mostly impacting baltimore county and moving through harford county. there could be some wet weather right now. i want to show you the temperature map across the nation. you can pick out the cold front right now. temperatures have dropped about 45 degrees in minneapolis. 26 in international falls, minnesota. this is a potent front but it is taking a long time to get here. the full forecast is coming up. >> the university of california will pay out $630,000 to students that were doused with pepper spray by campus police. the students will each receive about $30,000 andy written apology. the officer involved is no longer working at the university. police are looking for a new lead that jimmy hoffa is buried in a small community just outside of detroit. the man said he saw other men bury a body hours after the teamsters president went missing. he was last
. >> could a new lead show where jimmy hoffa is buried? >> this is the beltway and belair road. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:09. 73 degrees downtown. there are some clouds in the sky. mostly impacting baltimore county and moving through harford county. there could be some wet weather right now. i want to show you the temperature map across the nation. you can pick out the cold front right now. temperatures have dropped about 45 degrees in minneapolis. 26 in...
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we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the time line doesn't exactly add up. to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> he was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit, his body has never been found. >>> trouble in the skies as fliers restrain an aggressive and unruly passenger. tom costello covers aviation for us. good morning. >> this happened on united flight 473 from chicago to orange county, california, last night. about an hour into the four-hour flight, a passenger began harassing other passengers and had to be held down by passengers. >> please help me! they're hurting me! i can't breathe. >> this is cell phone video shot onboard a united airlines flight from chicago to orange county, california. tuesday night, the 26-year-old was tackled by his fellow passengers who used their own belts to hold him down. nona was seated in the aisle behind him and said the model and actor started b
we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the time line doesn't exactly add up. to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> he was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit, his body has never been found. >>> trouble in the skies as fliers restrain an aggressive and unruly passenger. tom costello covers aviation for us....
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hoffa. a man told officials he saw a man burying a body in the backyard in 1975 on the same day hoffa was last seen. the rumor hoffa's body has finally been found has drawn visitors, including a man who says it has to be hoffa because his sister is a psychic. >>> today minneapolis police will try to figure out what sparked a deadly shooting inside a sign making business. investigators say a man went inside the store yesterday afternoon, killed four people, and injured four others before killing himself. police don't know if the man worked for the business, and they're looking for a motive behind the shooting. 3 of the 4 injured are in critical condition. >>> later today in aurora, colorado, files involving the theater shooting suspect james holmes will be released. it will provide new insight into the deadly theater shooting two months ago. holmes is accused of killing 16 and injuring 58 more. >>> a deadly crime in a high end store is caught on surveillance video. several masked men burst in
hoffa. a man told officials he saw a man burying a body in the backyard in 1975 on the same day hoffa was last seen. the rumor hoffa's body has finally been found has drawn visitors, including a man who says it has to be hoffa because his sister is a psychic. >>> today minneapolis police will try to figure out what sparked a deadly shooting inside a sign making business. investigators say a man went inside the store yesterday afternoon, killed four people, and injured four others...
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>> we have never advocate that had this is jimmy hoffa's resting place. we're strictly investigating this as a cold case homicide, and that has been our focus since the beginning. if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig this driveway up. >> 37 years on still looking for jimmy hoffa. once again to savannah. >> harmony and peace have been restored to the nfl followed by a week of drama over the replacement officials. the regular referees were back on the field last night to the delight of players and fans. stephanie gosk is at m & t stadium in baltimore this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. standee ovations at this stadium are reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens, the fans crazy about their team, but last night other pros took to the field that th
>> we have never advocate that had this is jimmy hoffa's resting place. we're strictly investigating this as a cold case homicide, and that has been our focus since the beginning. if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig...
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this is the latest stop on the twisted path searching for jimmy hoffa. investigators are in that shed, gathering a soil sample to see if the mystery of jimmy hoffa rests here. more than 37 years after jimmy hoffa vanished without a trace, the trail led to this suburban home. an informant claims he saw a body buried here around the time hoffa went missing. first told the author of "the hoffa wars." >> he is adamant that he is buried at this location. >> reporter: he directed him to the local police. >> we believe the witness did observe something and we felt credible enough to take the investigation to this point. >> reporter: using ground penetrating radar, authorities found signs of something about two feet under the driveway. today, they'll take a soil sample to look for evidence of human remains. hoffa was last seen outside a detroit restaurant in 1975, apparently lured by two mob figures. since then, the search has taken investigators to northern michigan, to giants stadium in new jersey, and to a farm outside detroit where in 2006 the fbi raised a 3
this is the latest stop on the twisted path searching for jimmy hoffa. investigators are in that shed, gathering a soil sample to see if the mystery of jimmy hoffa rests here. more than 37 years after jimmy hoffa vanished without a trace, the trail led to this suburban home. an informant claims he saw a body buried here around the time hoffa went missing. first told the author of "the hoffa wars." >> he is adamant that he is buried at this location. >> reporter: he...